Faucet.



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l BEAM- w. wEEAToN. or NEWARK; NEW JERSEY..

FAUCET.

`Specification of Letters Patent. Applicants meal cacher' 9, 1907.-A serial No. 396,685.,

Patented July 28, 1908.v

Toda-@hora 'it concern? Beit knownv that' I, ABEAM'W. WHEATON,

a citizenof' theUnited States, residing at Newark, in the tcounty of Essex andzState ofl New Jersey,'have invented certainnew and -useful Improvements in Fauc'ets, of whichVV Ithe following a speciiication.

This invention relates to improvements in faucets, which-while ada ted forgeneral pu'r. poses, is especialliluten ed as a beer faucet.4 The object of t e invention is top'rovidej a'- simple and durable construction in which the valve 'may be easily 'and-reliably operated. A further object. is to provide, aconstruction wherein the parts cannot work'sloose and cause leakage. Another object is tdsol construct the casing that theparts"c'an bereadily assembled in the rst-instance, and dissembled in order to reach the internal parts when desirable.

- A still furtherobject is to `so construct the nozzle of the faucet as tain-terrupt the direct flow ofthe .beer therethrough, so that the .same may be drawn with less foam and consequently prevent great waste, whichv now In the drawings` illustrating the invention:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the fau'cet; Fig. 2 is-a central section thereof, the valve being shown seated, -in full lines, thefraised position being shown in dotted lines; Fig. 3

- is a cross section taken on a line diametric--- ally opposite that upon which Fig. 2 is takenyA Fig.v 4 is a horizontal section taken about'on line aI--a ofFig. 2; V4Fig.. 5 is a` horizontal sec'- tionof the nozzle taken on line bb of "3; and Fig. 6 is agsectional view of a hose nozzle. adapted lfor attachment to the faucet nozzle, for cleaning" the same when desired. IReferring to the drawings, lthe numeral 1 'designates the. faucet casing which comprises."

the upper 'portion 2 .and the lower part 3'.'

The upper .pa-rt hasintegral, therewith, the

' ing-has formed withinitan extension 9 havinga'socket 10 therein' in which works and is guided the valve stem .11 which steli passes through an aperture .12 within a w b orcross piece 13'integral with thel upper part of the casting. The valve stem carries a head 14 externallythreaded as indicated at 15 for the reception of 4a threaded ring 16 which has an annularangje' 17 which forms a shoulder 18 upon which rests the'.lange -19 of the valve end 20. ThisV end is of c0mpressible material, preferably rubber,."ithe material which is found best adapted for these purposes, and it is adapted. to seat upon the shoulder 21 inthe lower part of the casing with its end extending slightly down into theopening 22. The. valve stem has an .openin 23 which receives the extension 2 4 integra `with the horizontal shaft 25,"which shaft has a bearing at one end in a socket 26 in' a lateral extension 27 the upper art of the casing, and its'other end passes th) and has'.- a bearing in a cap 28 which is screwed tothe short threaded extension 29. on the 'side df the faucet. This shaft also has a bearing in an opening 30 in the upper casing part'and' within a packingl 31 heldbetween the screw cap 28 and the extension 29. vThe outer end' of the shaft is squaredand 'is received in the squared. opening irLthe/landle 32 'by which'the shaft is 4paltiallyroc ed in one direction or the other toI open .or close theA "faucet'as may be desired.

,lY employ the usual means, that is tosay, 'the yscrew 33', whichv is received`in a threaded jsocketin the end of the shaft,1 which screw when tightened, obviouslypresses the handle tightly 'against the shallow shoulder o'n said s aft.

ably integral therewith,"a nozz e 34 having shortwebs is a deflector 37 formed with an oval u'plper'surface 381, and an' approximately Acone s aped lower end 39 upon curves chamber, so that upper passages aj will be formedwhich -communicate with the lower part of the casing through' the opening 22 and rough The lower part of castin'vP has prefervsa To hold thehan'dle securely upon the shaft,

an ,'approximately spherical chamber 35 therein. Spspended in this chamber byv four a' proximately concentric with the wall of'tlie passages b 4below lthe deflect-'or which unites in the nozzle mouth below said deilector.

I preferably thread the nozzle' externally which?. adapts itgijto" receive* the internally threaded Conn, tion-40, This nozzle 40 is of in place which will bring the shoulder 21 in.

enter the end. of the hose connected with'any suitable source of water supply. The'pury forcing nozzle end.

In assembling the and valve are inserted in the upper. ca s'ing part-with the extension24 on the shaft-25 entering the opening 23 in the. valve stem. The lower end of the faucet is then screwed water through it through the ositionv to'forin a seat for the valve end 210. hen the lever or handle 32 is moved toward the operator, the extension 24 will, by reason of engagement with the stem, raise the valve and open the faucet, and obviously, 'a re-l verse movement of the handle'will s'eat. the valve. The beer in passing out of the lower casing part throughthe opening 22 into the nozzle, will pass uniformly over the widened surface ofthe deflector 37 through the spaces between the webs,36 around beneath said deflector and out of the nozzle.

" Claims..

v1. A faucet comprising a casing Iformed of -upper and lower separable parts, the upper part having an inlet opening therein, a va ve seat in the lower part, a nozzle communicating with the lower part and formed with an ap roximately spherical chamber therein, a

de ector centrally supported within saidchamber, so' that the liquid passing out of said nozzle will pass over and around said deflector, a valve suitably guided in the casing, and means for operating said valve whereby ycommunication between 4the casing and nozzle is controlled, substantially as described.

2. A faucet comprising a casing formed of upper 'andlower separable parts, the vupper part having an inlet opening therein, the ower part having 4a valve seat therein, and a nozzle formed -with a substantially'spherical chamber communicating with the casing, a deflector centrally supported within the chamber whereby exit passages are formed around said deflector, a valve having 'a head adapted to seat upon the valve seat in the lower casing part and a recessed stem suit ably guided in the casing, a transverse rockable shaft having an extension extending parts., the valvefstem into the recess in the valve stem, and a suitable handle or lever connected with the shaftl outside the casing, whereby saidshaft ma be rocked'toopen or-close the valve, substantially as described. 3.'.A faucet 'comprising a casinghaving` an inlet opening in the' upperpart thereof, and a valve seat in-the lowerpart, a nozzle communicating wit'hthe lower art andformed with therein, al deflector centrally supported withan approximately sp erieal chamber.

in said chamber so'that the liquid passing out of said nozzle will pass over and around said deilector, a valve suitably guided in the casing and means for operating' said valve, whereby communication between the casing and nozzle 'iscontroll'ed 4. yA faucet comprising a casing fornied'of .upper and lower'separable parts,.the `upper part having an inlet opening therein, the lower part having a valve seat therein, and a nozzle formed with a substantially spherical chambercommunicating with thecasing, a

deflector centrally supported within the chamber whereby exit passages are formed around said deflector, a valve having a rccessed stem suitably .guided in the casing, a removable head carried by said steni, a transverse rockable shaft having an extension in the valve stem and a suitable handle or lever connected with the shaft outside the casing, whereby said shaft may be rocked to open or close the valve, substantially as 'described.

5. In combination witha faucet having avalve therein and means for opening and closing said valve, a nozzle formed with an approximately spherical chamber, .a defiector centrally supported in said chamber at intervals, so that passages will be formed above and around said deflector, so that the liquid passing out of said nozzle will pass over and around the deilectoi to the open end of said nozzle, substantially as and for the purpose set forth.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ABRAM W. VVHEATON. Witnesses:

ALBERT C. PEDRICK, A. CLAYTON. 

